ISC 2019 Hindi Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Hindi paper (code 805) from the 2019 board examination set by CISCE. It carries 100 marks and runs for three hours plus fifteen minutes of reading time. Section A (Language, 50 marks) has a 400-word composition, including two moral-story options, a passage in which a blind man tells a diamond from a piece of glass in a king's court, and a question on correcting sentences and using idioms. In Section B candidates answer four questions, worth 12½ marks each, from at least three of Gadya Sankalan, Kavya Manjari, the novel Sara Akash and Mohan Rakesh's play Ashadh Ka Ek Din. Poems set include Nagarjun's "Badal ko ghirte dekha hai". Sample questions below are translated from Hindi.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Hindi

Year

2019

Paper code

805

Maximum marks

100

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

6

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A, Question 1

  20 marks

  Composition of about 400 words in Hindi on one of six topics, including two moral-story prompts

• Section A, Question 2

  20 marks

  Unseen passage about a diamond and a piece of glass, with five questions of 4 marks each

• Section A, Question 3

  10 marks

  Correcting five sentences and using five idioms in sentences

• Section B

  50 marks

  Four of twelve questions (Questions 4–15), 12½ marks each, from at least three of the four prescribed textbooks

Topics covered

• Composition and story writing in Hindi
• Unseen passage comprehension
• Sentence correction
• Hindi idioms
• Gadya Sankalan
• Kavya Manjari
• Sara Akash
• Ashadh Ka Ek Din

Questions from this paper

1. "Technological progress has made man a slave of comforts." Express your views on this subject.
2. "Education is the means of awakening a feeling of friendship, equality and respect between boys and girls." Write your thoughts on this in detail.
3. In the end, who identified the two objects, and how? What was everyone's reaction?
4. "Bhaktin's life is an example of struggle and dedication." Prove this statement by describing the different chapters of her life.
5. Explain Nagarjun's poem "Badal ko ghirte dekha hai" as an attractive picture of the monsoon beauty of the Himalayas.
6. "In Sara Akash, Samar's sister-in-law represents the women of a future middle-class family." Describe her character in the light of this statement.